Adjustable rocker for baby-carriages.



J. c. HILL. ADJUSTABLE ROCKER FOR BABY CARRIAGES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG- 31,1917; t I

' Patented June 18, 1918.

1. UNITED STATES. PATENT o FIoE.

JOSEPH c. HILL, or ARAnsa's PASS, Texas, AssmnonoroNE-HALr T0 REUBEN FREESE, or ARA vsAs rAsS, 'rnxas. H I I ADJUSTABLE ROCKER ron' BABY-oAnRIAGEs. I

Specification of Letters Iate nt; Patented June 18, 1918.

Application filed August 31, 1917., S erialNo. 189,162.

adjustable rockers for baby carriages, and

has forone of its objects the provision of a rocker upon which there is adapted to be arranged a baby carriage, thus converting the baby carriage into a cradle 111 a qulck and reliable mamier.

A further object of this invention is to providean adjustable rocker which comprises a pair of spaced rockers and supporting bars connecting the rockers together, and spring clips adjustably mounted on the supporting bars and adapted to receive the wheels of the baby carriage therein to firmly hold the baby carriage supported on the rockers and permit the carriage to be. converted into a cradle in a quick and reliable manner. j j

A further object of this invention is to provide a plurality of spring clips formed of single lengths of wire which may be quickly and readily attached to the supporting bars of the adjustable rockers so that the wheels may be retained on the supporting bars'in a firm and rigid manner in a comparatively small amount of time.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a device of this character, which will be simple, practical and comparatively inexpensive in construction and one that can be manufactured and sold at a low cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and set forth in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the adjustable rocker made in accordance with this invention, and

' Fig. 2 is a perspective of the spring wheelretaining clip, which is adapted to he slidably and adjustably mounted on the support bars of therocker.

Likenumerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

. Referring to thedrawing, the numerals l and 2 designatethe relatively spaced rockers, eaohof which comprises the arcuate bodies 3, the terminals of the arcuate bodies being extended outwardly in a substantially,

horizontal plane to provide retaining or attaching members 4. A pair of horizontal supporting bars 5 have their ends twisted, as at 6, "to provide the connecting members 7 which are secured to the upperside of the attaching members 4:.of the rockers 1 and 2, respectively, by .thesuitable fastening means 8, such as rivets, bolts or the like. The terminal portionsof the connecting members are bent downwardly, as at9, and upwardly, as at 10, against the under side of the. attaching or retaining portions 4 of the rockers l and. 2, respectively, thus adding rigidity and strength to the rockers 1 and 2 when connected together. I

A pair of relatively spaced carriage supporting members 11 have their terminals twisted, as at 12, and bent downwardly and outwardly, as at 13, to provide a substantially horizontal spacing portion 1 1. The terminals of the approximately horizontal spacing portions 14 are bent upwardly in a vertical plane, as at 15, and then turned back upon themselves, as at 16, to provide attaching members, which attaching memhere are adapted to be slidably fitted upon the supporting bars 5 to permit the carriage supporting members 11 to be adjusted toward or away from one another to compensate for carriages of various widths.

A plurality of spring clips 17 are arranged in pairs, each pair slidably arranged on one of the supporting members 11, as

illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

The spring clips are adapted to receive the wheels of the carriage therein, and thus rigidly retain the carriage upon the supporting members 11, so that the carriage may be converted into a cradle by virtue of the rockers 1 and 2, respectively.

The spring clips are each formed of a single length of wire looped at their medial portion, as at 18, to provide the diverging arms 19. The terminals of the diverging arms are curved upwardly, as at 20,, and

inclined outwardly therefrom to provide a.

clamping arm 21. The terminals of the clamping arms are bent angularly, as at 22, and curved rearwardly, as at 23, and bent inwardly, as at 2 1, inspaced parallel. relation to the portion 22. The terminals of the portions 24 are bent downwardly, as at 25, to provide the clamping arms which are arranged in spaced relation to the clamping arms 21. The terminals of the clamping arms are then bent upwardly and converge to provide the connecting arms 26, which havetheir terminals bent backwardly upon themselves, as at 27, to provide loops for the reception of the supporting members 11 to permit the clips to be readily and quickly mounted upon the supporting members 11 for sliding adjustment toward each. V other for compensating for the various distances between carriage wheels, of various types of carriages.

It can be readily seen that the loops 17 are slidablv arranged on the sliding members 11 to locate the looped portion 18 onv the exterior of each of the supporting mem: bers 11 and in spaced relation thereto, thus defining the spring clamping arms 21 and 25, which are adapted to retain the carriage,

wheels therein against accidental movement therefrom during the rocking actionof the rockers.

In use, the device is assembled in the manner described and the clips 17 are adjusted to the type of carriage to be used. The wheels of the carriage are then arranged between the arms 19, 21, 25 and 26, and are limited in movement by the connecting portion 23. Thus. it can be seen that the carriage will be rigidly supported upon the supporting members 11, and can be readily rockers, supporting members, means formed integrally with the ends of the supporting members to adjustably and slidably connect them to the vertical bodies of the supporting bars, and springclips slidably and adjustably mounted upon the supporting members, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A device of the class described comprising a pair of rockers including arcuate bodies having their ends extended in a substantially horizontal plane forming attaching members, supporting bars, said supporting bars having vertical bodies and their ends twisted to provide horizontally disposed attaching portions, means securing the attaching portions of the supporting bars to the attaching portions of the rockers, and supporting members adjustably mounted upon the vertical bodies of the supporting bars, and spring clips slidably and adjustably mounted upon the supporting members.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH C. HILL; Witnesses:

F. M. MINTER, W. F. HILL, Jr.

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